_ 75 _ anything else I could and that I would stay on boat until morning, if they would take my wife and daughter off. They said they would. Since the ship was already very ….. I went up to the poop deck, my daughter in my arms and my wife holding on to my hand. The poop deck was already full of water. I asked the men to come back and pick us up, but they would not do so and continued on their way. All three of us moved over to the windward side, because the leeward side was very low in the water. The sea was very rough and suddenly the masts fell and ship split down the middle, so it was smashed to pieces. Miraculously Almighty God and the Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady, saved us. In the morning, I gave immediate orders for raft to be made so that I could get to shore. I called on all the black Christians, men and women alike, whom I had brought with me. Continuing on with my project, I dragged out six spears from under the poop deck. At that moment, the boat returned to pick me up. I embarked in it, suggestion that we take some shotguns and supplies, as well as a pitcher of water. The Portuguese who had come to collect me replied that it was not possible because the sea was very rough.
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